Wayne Hennessey has praised the impact of Roy Hodgson and the Crystal Palace fans in the club's turnaround this season.

The Eagles have ended the season in 11th place after a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on the final day of the campaign, having started the season with seven straight defeats to leave them rooted to the bottom of the table.

And Hennessey, who has been an ever-present for Palace in 2018, says the manager deserves huge credit for how he has turned things around.

"As you can say, a terrible start and a fantastic ending," said Hennessey.

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"When Roy Hodgson came in I thought he turned the whole place around and you can see that on the pitch.

"[He gave us] a lot of belief. We’ve got the players in that dressing room, we shouldn’t have been down at the bottom.

Roy Hodgson shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion at Selhurst Park on May 13, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

"He put a lot of belief in us and we started playing well and that showed.

"You grow in confidence and that showed on the pitch, in the second-half of the season I thought we did that a lot."

Hennessey also hailed the impact of the Palace fans, and said that the win against the Baggies was a fitting end to the campaign for Palace.

"[It was a] fantastic win for us. We wanted to give a good send-off to the fans as they’ve been absolutely tremendous this season, through thick and thin." the Welshman said.